Query
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station
Generated
2026-10-17T10:05:10.269Z

Briefing on San Jacinto Steam Electric Station

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
176 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1995
Operating since
2
Generators
55.3%
Capacity factor
858 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is a 176 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is reported in Texas since 1995 under NRG Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 55.3% capacity factor and 858 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Harris, Texas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
NRG Energy
Operator
NRG Texas Power LLC
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
7325

What stands out

1

San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is a 176 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 55.3% capacity factor and 858 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “NRG Energy opens first new power plant in more than 10 years” (Houston Public Media, 2026-06-20).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#130 of 325
National rank
#804 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in ERCOT (Texas), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.